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Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Iron Deficiency ... Disease - Laboratory Testing ... Ferritin-best non-invasive test ... Disease #Laboratory #Testing ... #Comparison #Table
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Evaluation of Iron Deficiency ... chronic kidney tests ... Test for celiac ... Non-invasive testing ... workup #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... Cost - Cost per test ... diagnosis #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table ... #comparison
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
negative with IgA deficiency ... patients with IgA deficiency ... patients with IgA deficiency ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Celiac Disease Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:  Nonspecific symptoms (iron-deficiency anemia, failure to thrive, fever, skin
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... symptoms (iron-deficiency ... and weight loss) Tests ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Vanishing Testes ... Syndrome • Absent Testes ... Functional (e.g. eating ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Cancer Screening Tests ... CAllamneni via Emory Gastroenterology ... #comparison #table ... #management #gastroenterology ... #CRC #Testing
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS ... #EBM #Fever #Algorithm ... #Comparison #Table
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... mineralocorticoid deficiency ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... IgA deficiency affects ... pts need further testing ... -A negative test ... -A positive test